The RACE - KITEBOAT part 4

[@EdDavis1]

Sam keep it up, I thought about building a kite boat a while back so I could take my girlfriend out who doesn't kite yet and we could enjoy time on the water together. Man you really nailed it with the simplicity of your system and it shows here against what seems like a much more expensive, bespoke design. Love the Hobie conversion idea, I think I will try it ;)

[@SamLight]

Yea it's a great way for people to experience kiting without kitesurfing, Hobie works great, you just need somewhere to keep it and an outboard bracket so you can motor yourself, go for it! You can pick Hobie up super cheap...

[@ressanopapanoa]

It is also possible to use a kayak for 2 person. Have fun!

[@jamesnugent4103]

Try lifting the windward rudder for less drag and more speed. You only need one rudder in the water and the leeward hull has most of the pressure on it, so leave that rudder down for steering. Of course, swap over rudders when going the other way.

[@pixeldrew]

Awesome 👍 are you able to tack the boat yet or is it all jibes?

[@kriskrof10]

Any plan for a foil between the two hulls?

[@MurrayApedaile]

Looks like great fun. Just an idea, some feet pedal controls for the rudders might help make it a bit quicker as the one flying the kite can feel both boat and kite. Keep up the content Im trying to get strapless kitesurfing sussed so any tips would be sweet. 🤙

[@RyanElliot]

So Dope! Millennium Falcon For the WIN!!!

[@terrellkristopher3091]

A trick: you can watch movies at flixzone. Been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@jaxamari4901]

@Terrell Kristopher yea, been using flixzone for years myself :)

[@lancethiago8631]

@Terrell Kristopher Definitely, I've been using flixzone for months myself :)

[@glennr9913]

What kind of speeds have you been able to achieve? Looks pretty fast, but hard to tell how fast.

[@dawggonevidz9140]

I'm reasonably familiar with the hobbie cat hull on flat water, I'd guess that was an easy 12 knots (just over 20kmh)

[@harleyratcliff7995]

hey I really like your content, keep it up !!!!

[@SamLight]

Hey, thanks!

[@40hills1]

Very cool. IMHO, and maybe not shared by other kiters who aren't into sailing, is that this is way more interesting than watching backroll after backroll. I still want to try this with my little Zuma sailboat... need to get off my arse and make it happen.

[@SamLight]

Thanks, yea just make it happen! Its so fun combining sailing and kiting!

[@weatheranddarkness]

So much for kites not having any heeling moment.

[@GeckoCkCkCk]

Hobie cat without the mast is too heavy in the stern. Might go faster if helmsman sits farther forward. Going great though!

[@oscarfernandez7292]

Looks like you need a secundary bar, this secundary bar only is a extension of first one, and It allows you put in one position more fixed and confortable

[@oscarfernandez7292]

You try It with soft kites? Maybe that allows you dont need inflate the kite

[@slappysurf]

Why is there only a single dagger board and why is it on the starboard side?

[@SamLight]

We were experimenting with different dagger board arrangements, it doesn't need dagger boards as the hulls provide a lot of grip, they do help going upwind but also have a lot of drag, one dagger board on the leighward side seemed to be best

[@damienvdv]

Sam when is the next kiteboat video? Its been an age! Been keen to see more on this.

[@ressanopapanoa]

Hi! Can I get in this race?

[@juanpasala]

You need some dagger boards

[@SamLight]

We have dagger boards, they have a lot of drag and not really necessary for top speed on a reach, they help to go upwind slightly

[@juanpasala]

@@SamLight Nice!

[@keenanfromcleveland1920]

Do you know how fast you were going?

[@SamLight]

Our top speed was 20 knots that day, we cruising around about 15 knots

[@keenanfromcleveland1920]

@@SamLight That's awesome! We bought a 19m slingshot, yet to hook it up to our hobie 21sc, kinda nervous, probably should have bought a 15m to learn with. However, we're sailors converting to the kite and we don't really have a beach to start from so we will most likely have to do water starts, thank science for KZbin. We just bought a go pro so when we do we'll post the video.

[@SamLight]

@@keenanfromcleveland1920 Awesome! That will be so much fun. I would recommend doing it in at least 15+ knots to start, its much harder in light wind, look forward to seeing the video!

[@madusathe2nd333]

I don’t see the point in that. I would just use the mast and sails rather than a kite. It be better and more fun.

[@cjprimata]

This has been done on the early 80’s with flexifoil, cat has no gasket and that boat design is all wrong in so many ways that makes you cry!

[@ВикторАбакумов-в4з]

на русского похож ))

[@craigknights]

Nice to see some kiteboating again. Have you seen this thing? Love the variety in your channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGjKg35_d7RnqKM

[@SamLight]

Thanks, thats cool!